§ Mr. Wallasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will state the total number of submarines in commission and in reserve, respectively, in each of the last 10 years.
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§ Dr. David OwenThe following table shows the number of operational submarines including those employed on training and trials:
1960 34 1961 32 1962 32 1963 36 1964 39 1965 31 1966 36 1967 37 1968 33 1969 29 No submarines are maintained in reserve, but a number of submarines were undergoing modernisation, conversion or long refit during this period.